Beautiful Song Of The Week

February 19

Week 406: “It Ain’t Necessarily So” by Mary Lou Williams

A few weeks ago, I walked past a screen that was showing footage of that…

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February 12

Week 405: “Rise Up, My Love” by Healey Willan

This Valentine’s Day, I want you to know something. The Voyager 1 space probe, launched…

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February 5

Week 404: “Floating” by Jesse Brown

You know that feeling of floating between wakefulness and sleep? Of realizing that the thought…

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January 29

Week 403: “Human Racing” by St. Vincent

I have no excuse for not getting into St. Vincent earlier. It’s not as if…

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January 22

Week 402: “Release” by Rich Aucoin

Sometimes I worry that I’ve forgotten how to be alone. I don’t mean being single;…

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January 15

Week 401: “Between The Bars” by Elliott Smith (Madeleine Peyroux cover)

On February 2, 1997, an article ran in the Hartford Courant about a young jazz…

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January 8

Week 400: “The 400” by Stars

There is power in repetition. Several of the 400 songs featured on this blog make…

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January 1

Week 399: “Epilogue” by Anomalie

A popular strategy for breaking writer’s block is to ‘write the end first.’ In other…

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December 25

Week 398: “A Nearer Sun” by The Westerlies

A quick and slightly random Christmas thought sparked by the title of this week’s song:…

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December 18

Week 397: “Winter Song” by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson

More than any other season, winter feels like it is much more easily navigated with…

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December 11

Week 396: “Waveland” by Noam Pikelny

One of the signs of superior musicianship might be the ability to make an instrument…

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December 4

Week 395: “Fool That I Am” by Etta James (Adele cover)

Sometimes, the attribute that makes a thing beautiful can be the same attribute that makes…

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November 27

Week 394: “Lovely Path” by Bels Lontano

The next time you’re out walking in your neighbourhood, see if you can spot a…

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November 20

Week 393: “The Wheel” by SOHN

We generally think of the wheel as being the invention of some industrious caveman. The…

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November 13

Week 392: “Sculpture” by Skalpel

Back when DVDs were considered legitimate gifts, I was given a really interesting DVD as…

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November 6

Week 391: “For Esme” by Padang Food Tigers

As World War II came to a close, a young American soldier named Jerome was…

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October 30

Week 390: “It’s Only a Paper Moon” by Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney

Hollywood marriages aren’t known for their longevity. But occasionally, platonic Hollywood friendships bear incredible fruit.…

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October 23

Week 389: “1 Thing” by Amerie (Peter and Kerry cover)

A few short decades ago, the cheapest way to show someone you cared about them…

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October 16

Week 388: “Here Before” by Vashti Bunyan

Going into the studio to record her 2005 album Lookaftering must have been a slightly…

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October 9

Week 387: “Angel Wings” by James Maloney (Tontario remix)

One of my favourite pastimes is to watch my nearly-three-year-old son do anything that requires…

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